songful

Example Sentences

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Mr. Peacock’s “raw charisma and fiery temperament could almost match Ayler in songful intensity,” pianist Ethan Iverson wrote in Jazz Times magazine in April.

From Washington Post • Sep. 9, 2020

In general, the concerto was given an eloquent dark beauty by Hadelich, his tone thickly dusky, his virtuosity so secure that it could be beside the songful point.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2018

The jaunty, songful theme that opens the movie sets a mood that Caine catches breezily—even if the character of Alfie himself is sordid and sleazy in a way that the music doesn’t at all imply.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 1, 2017

It also uncovered the songful properties of a row of carefully tuned flower pots in “part 3,” an arrestingly poetic movement and one of the highlights of Thursday’s program.

From New York Times • Jul. 31, 2016

The birds are those of California—many, prolific, and songful.

From The Book of the National Parks by Yard, Robert Sterling